浙江省宏大中学2015-2016学年高二上学期10月月考英语试卷

题.每段对话仅读一遍. 1. What does the man plan to do first? A. Do his homework. B. Read the novel. C. Have some food. 2. What does the man say about Mary? A. She seldom works. B. She often changes her job. C. She enjoys working at the same job. 3. Where does this conversation most probably take place? A. At a hotel. B. At the customs. C. At a restaurant. 4. What does the man think of the play? A. It has caused him a headache. B. It is hard to understand. C. The first half of it is enjoyable. 5.What does the woman mean? A. She refuses the man’s request. B. Jack’s father has done a good job. C. The man should ask his brother for help. 第二节：听下面 4 段对话.每段对话后有 2 至 4 个小题,从题中所给的 A、B、C 三 个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置.听每段对话前, 你将有 5 秒钟的时 间阅读各个小题；听完后,各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间.每段对话读两遍. 听第 6 段材料, 回答第 6、7 题. 6. What does the man like best about Marbella? A. Its relaxing atmosphere. B. Its beautiful beaches. C. Its less cost. 7. Where do the speakers decide to go finally? A. To London. B. To Marbella. C. To Dublin. 听第 7 段材料, 回答第 8 至 10 题. 8. What relation is Andrew to the speakers? A. Their neighbor. B. Their workmate. C. Their relative. 9. Where was Andrew’s car stolen? A. Outside a store. B. In a car center. C. At a gas station. 10. What did Andrew do after his car was stolen? A. He called the police. B. He went to the police. C.He called his cell phone. 听第 8 段材料, 回答第 11 至 13 题. 11. Why does the man send the e-mail? A. To quit his job. B. To apply for the job. C. To get some information. 12. How does the man most probably feel about Mr. Trotter? A. Pleased. B. Dissatisfied. C. Admired. 13. What can we learn about the man? A. He asks the woman to write a letter for him. B. He won’t say anything about the woman. C. He isn’t familiar with the Internet. （满分：100 分

听第 9 段材料, 回答第 14 至 15 题. 14. What is the woman most probably? A. A teacher. B. A waitress. C. A student. 15. How did the woman solve her problem? A. She’s confused about what to do. B. She’s good at computers and Internet. C. She’s taking a course in basic computer skills. 第二部分 阅读理解（共 20 小题，每题 1.5 分，满分 30 分） 第一节 阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选 项. A A 51-year-old lawyer has moved back to stay with his mother — after giving up his Los Angeles home to a family of strangers for a year. Tony Tolbert looked for a family in need after his father set a good example when he was growing up by always welcoming people to stay in their spare room. “You don’t have to be Bill Gates or Warren Buffet or Oprah,” Tolbert told CBS. “We can do it wherever we are, with whatever we have, and for me, I have a house that I can use.” His mother, Marie Tolbert, added, “He is so kind and he’s always been helping others.” Tolbert went to Alexandria House, a shelter for homeless women and children, and came across Felicia Dukes, who lived in a single bedroom with three of her children. Her family had been separated as the shelter was just for children and her eldest son was unable to join them. Tolbert told the staff that he wanted to bring the family back together, and offered them his home. The family has now moved into the three-bedroom, two-bathroom home—with Felicia Dukes’ oldest son. It is worth nearly $400,000, according to online estimates (评 估). “I am so excited,” Felicia Dukes said, as she wiped away her tears. The heartwarming story comes after a report that 10-year-old Gracie McNulty, from England, served Christmas dinners to 50 homeless people, achieving her father’s last Christmas wish. Her father Craig, 38, was a charity volunteer who had served breakfast to the homeless on Boxing Day. But as a roofer, he suffered serious head injuries when he fell down from the roof. He was taken to a hospital by air ambulance but died soon after the accident in August. “It’s been the best Christmas,” Gracie said. “I was just at school feeling sad and then I wanted to do something to make him proud and this may be the perfect thing.” 16. When Tony Tolbert was young, he . A. lived in a large room alone B. was encouraged by his father C. led a happy life with his mother D. wanted to become Bill Gates 17. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. Felicia Dukes lived in Alexandria House with all her children. B. Alexandria House is a place for those poor people. C. Tony Tolbert offered his house to the family of Felicia Dukes. D. Tony Tolbert donated $400,000 to help those poor people.

18. What might be Craig’s last Christmas wish? A. He wanted his daughter to be a roofer. B. He asked his daughter to learn from Tolbert. C. He still wanted to help the poor at Christmas. D. He persuaded his daughter to work hard at school. 19. Gracie felt sad at school probably because . A. she missed her father very much B. she failed in her exams C. she couldn’t offer help to others D. she didn’t achieve her father’s dream 20. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage? A. To explain some puzzling events. B. To call on people to help others in need. C. To tell two inspiring stories. D. To show there are still many poor people. B Although delicious turkey is the main dish of today’s Thanksgiving celebrations, it was not the most popular dish on the first Thanksgiving tables. In 1621 when the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians celebrated the first Thanksgiving, they were eating up many more foods than just turkey. Since the lobster (龙虾), goose, duck, seal, eel, and cod were plentiful during this time, these foods were most likely the main courses of this first feast. But deer meat and wild birds are the only two items that historians know for sure were the menu of this autumn celebration. So how did the turkey become the main dish of modern-day Thanksgiving if we don’t know for certain that turkeys were at this first feast? One story tells of how Queen Elizabeth of 16th century England was chewing the roast goose during a harvest festival. When news was delivered to her that the Spanish Armada had sunk on its way to attack her beloved England, the queen was so pleased that she ordered a second goose to celebrate the great news. Thus, the goose became the favorite bird at harvest time in England. When the first people arrived in America from England, roasted turkey replaced roasted goose as the main dish because wild turkeys were more abundant (大量的) and easier to find than geese. Some general knowledge of the turkey: ? The long fleshy skin that hangs over a turkey’s beak (鸟喙) is called a snood. ? The color of a wild turkey’s naked head and neck area can change blue when mating (交配). ? Male turkeys are nicknamed “toms” while females are called “hens” . ? When turkeys reach maturity, they can have as many as 3,500 feathers! ? Faster than a speeding bullet——Wild turkeys can run up to 55 miles an hour! 21. It is certain that was/were served in the early Thanksgiving celebrations. A. varied turkeys B. ducks C. seafood D. deer meat and wild birds 22. A story goes that Queen Elizabeth asked another roast goose during a harvest festival to . A. welcome the Spanish troops B. celebrate England’s good fortune

C. show her generosity to her guests D. express what her favorite course was 23. Beginners from England roasted turkeys instead of geese because . A. it was easier to get turkeys B. wild geese were protected species C. they wanted to follow the local customs D. wild turkeys tasted more delicious than geese 24. The color of some parts of the wild turkey changed . A. when mating B. when eating C. when running D. when growing up 25. We can learn from this passage that . A. turkeys were brought to America from Europe B. England and Spain were once at war in the 16th century C. Indians celebrated their first Thanksgiving as the Europeans did D. people didn’t celebrate Thanksgiving if there wasn’t a big harvest C Dear Miss Paxman, You were my favourite teacher and you taught my favourite subject: biology. I loved dissection (解剖学). I loved the sweet smell of chloroform (甲烷) in the morning. I used to regularly pass out in your lessons from smelling it in the lab and you used to have to awake me. You were so generous and set yourself as an example to show the different parts of our body so that we could know better about ourselves. You knew very well what it was we should know when we were at school. I was much terrified when you screamed at me for killing a worm (蠕虫) even though we were dissecting worms. You screamed that I must respect the worm instead of killing it for it would teach me in the end. Later you talked about the dissection with my mom and told my mom that I couldn’t do more than just working in our store, but my mom didn’t know much about dissection, and she thought a normal woman shouldn’t study biology or cut up rats. Therefore, my mom didn’t think well of you actually. But unlike most of the teachers I knew, you would not refuse to answer our questions in class. Instead you gave us some advice on what could be known from working hard. Somehow, you made us understand that looking inside things makes people be able to understand them better. You also made us know that self-confidence is a necessary personality that a successful man should have. If one does not have self-confidence, he or she could not do anything very well. I cannot agree with that more! Yes. If one wants to do something such as doing an experiment, or having an interview, he or she must long for (渴望) performing very well in order to prove himself or herself. He or she should have self-confidence and do things step by step so that he or she can do them perfectly finally. While we were taking apart dead frogs or any other small animals, we wanted to see your excited smiles on your face. You were so happy when we learned something new in your class. I remembered you always encouraged me to go on working hard in biology, but most of the time at school I was thinking of giving it up. Therefore, when I was 16 years old, I left school and went to work in our shop.

When you got to know it, you simply said, “You are making a mistake, but go. And keep your eyes open.” I’m sorry that I never became a biologist. So that’s life. And sorry, miss, about killing the worm. I was just overexcited. Yours always, Suzanne 26. The author would pass out in biology lessons because . A. she was in poor health at that time B. she enjoyed the smell of chloroform C. she pretended to be sick D. she used to fight with others in class 27. Which of the following can we infer from the second paragraph? A. The author killed too many worms in class. B. The author didn’t like performing an experiment. C. The author’s mother hated Miss Paxman. D. Miss Paxman was not satisfied with the dissection. 28. What did the teacher do through her lessons? A. She taught them much knowledge. B. She taught them lessons in life. C. She gave them confidence. D. She taught them how to make their living. 29. How does the author feel about her dropping out of school? A. Satisfied. B. Angry. C. Proud. D. Regretful. 30. What was the author’s purpose in writing this letter? A. To say sorry to her former teacher. B. To express her thanks to her teacher. C. To recall her past days at school. D. To recall her biology lessons. 第二节 下面文章中有5个段落需要添加首句（第31-35题）.请从下列选项（A、B、 C、D、E和F）中选出适合各段落的首句.选项中有一项是多余选项. A. You can turn to other people for help. B. Try to solve your problem in different ways. C. Try searching for information on your problem. D. Problem-solving involves decision-making. E. You must accept you have a problem before you begin to solve it. F. You need to be clear about what the problem is. Problem-solving Skills Problem-solving is all about finding a way from where you are now to where you want to be if that way is unclear. There are a lot of skills that are available for solving problems. 31. Too often we avoid facing a problem. We don’t have any ways to solve the problem so there doesn’t seem any purpose in facing up to it. This can often make things worse when the problem doesn’t go away. We are more likely to have an assumption (设想) about what we think or want the solution to look like. It may be necessary for you to let go of that if it’s an unrealistic solution. 32. Describe the problem clearly to another person or write it down. This forces you to think about it clearly and start to separate out facts from your

emotions (情感). Of course, your emotions are important, but they can influence your judgements. They can make some situations seem better or worse than they really are. Sometimes you need to be brave enough to face up to a problem, and it’s necessary in order to make progress in solving a problem. 33. Missing key information when you’re solving a problem will obviously make it hard to solve the problem. You can turn to Google or other web search engines for help. Experiment with different search terms. Gather together all the facts about the problem. 34. When you were trying to solve a problem, did you come across any examples of people who have solved a similar problem? You can do some further Googling to try to find examples of such people whose solutions you could copy. Are there any advisors you could consult? Even if you had to pay, in some situations it may be worth it. 35. You may be faced with several possible solutions and you need to decide which one to go for. Listing the advantages and disadvantages of your options (选择) can be a useful exercise. As you go through your list, you can also remove any options that aren’t worth considering at all. It can also be useful to ask yourself how important it is for you to decide whether to take action or not. Often it’s best just to decide to move forward with even an imperfect plan. You won’t always find a perfect solution to your problem, but you can try to make the best of an imperfect one. 第三部分 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1 分,满分 20 分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可 以填入空白处的最佳选项. One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited 36 for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became 37 . When he saw a photograph booth (照相亭) nearby, he had 38 . He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not 39 in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that 40 even him. He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a 41 behind the desk in the booth. “42 you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously 43 someone, would you please give her this?” he said. He then 44 his office in Morrison Building, 45 that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good 46 ! He sat down with a smile. His wife 47 those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married … How are you with 48 ? One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are 49. We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind. Patience is an important 50 of a happy and rewarding life. 51 , some things are worth waiting for. 52 presents many opportunities for wait training. We can hate waiting, 53 it or even get good at it! But one thing is 54 --- we cannot avoid it. How is your 55 coming along? 36. A. proudly B. respectfully C. patiently D. curiously[ 来源 : 学

B. hungry C. frightened D. thirsty B. a reason C. an opinion D. an idea B. difficult C. convenient(方便的) D. regular B. encouraged C. attracted D. shocked B. secretary C. passer-by D. friend B. Before C. As D. If B. working for C. sending for D. paying for B. returned to C. visited D. left B. disappointed C. satisfied D. surprised B. preparation C. excuse D. lecture B. saved C. developed D. destroyed B. your family C. patience D. determination B. waiting for C. ready for D. fit for B. experience C. purpose D. quality B. After all C. Right now D. So far B. Every shop C. Every day D. Every office B. control C. change D. improve[来源:学科 B. interesting C. precious(宝贵的) D. easy B. job hunting C. decision making D. wait training 第 II 卷（满分 35 分） 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 35 分） 语法填空（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于 2 个单词）或括号内单词 的正确形式，答案写在答题纸上. Every student will 56(face) with the question when he passes the college entrance examinations: Should we choose a good major 57 a good university first? Some students prefer 58 (consider) majors first so that they can learn 59 they are interested in. It will also make 60 possible for them to take their favorite jobs in the future. 61 , those 62 think differently believe that the environment is important to one's development and that graduates from leading universities are often more likely to find a good job. In my opinion, the best 63 (choose) is a good major at a good university. If we cannot obtain 64 , the first thing to consider is a good major, because no matter 65 we study, we can still achieve a lot in a certain field if we try our best.[来源:学网

语法填空 56. be faced 57. or 58. considering\to consider 59. what 60. it 61. However 62. who 63. choice 64. both 65. where 单句翻译 1.Only then did I realize that I was wrong\I made a mistake . 2.He devoted all his life to \was devoted to helping the poor. 3.My mother was satisfied with my study. 4.Jane would rather \prefer to stay at home rather than go to such parties. 5.The meeting room is four times as big as \bigger than\the size of our classroom. One possible version: Dear Mr Smith , I'm Li Hua, chairman of the student union of Tieyi Middle School. According to our agreement, some students and teachers from our school will go to your school for a four-week study tour this summer vacation. I'm writing to tell you about our group and what we'd like you to arrange for us. Our group consists of two women teachers and 23 students, of whom 12 are boys. We expect to stay in host families so that we'll be able to learn more about your life and have more opportunities to speak English. We'd like to have English classes in the morning and do some sightseeing in London or take part in some sports in the afternoon. We hope to visit other cities of your country on Saturday and Sunday. We are looking forward to visiting Harrow School. Thank you! Yours, Li Hua